Environmental Law

The dedicated attorneys in Paul Hastings’ national environmental practice advise clients on all aspects of complex environmental matters, including technical and scientific issues, health-based risk assessments, political concerns, land use issues, litigation exposures, insurance issues, cleanup strategies, government agency interactions, regulatory requirements and permitting issues. We represent a range of industrial (oil and gas, energy, chemical and pharmaceutical production, steel, automobile and original equipment makers, consumer product manufacturers), commercial (real estate developers, trade associations, waste management and recycling firms, airlines, car rental companies) and public sector (county governments, school districts) clients.

Our environmental practice embraces a wide range of specific client needs.

Our environmental law group addresses a wide range of client needs by focusing our practice on the following areas:

Categories of Practice

• Environmental Aspects of Business and Real Estate Transactions
• Regulatory Compliance
• Counseling
• Permitting and Enforcement
• Litigation
• Legislative and Agency Advocacy and Rulemaking
• Environmental Insurance

Substantive Areas

• Air and Water Quality
• Solid and Hazardous Waste  Management
• Site Cleanups
• Asbestos
• Product Standards
• Mold Investigation, Remediation and Litigation
• Green Buildings